[-] seafoam_green@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

I wrote "arguments" instead of "argument" because it was pretty clear to those of us outside the drama that for a lot of people it was about hating on women who had the audacity to make shitty indie games like any other shitty indie developer. There was a point hidden in there somewhere about unfair practices in the game industry in general, but I'm skeptical that most people really remember it for that today.

[-] seafoam_green@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I want to say in advance that I am happy for everyone here who exited this pipeline, especially if you were just a kid. But I gotta say - it is creepy to me how many people there are who think so little of women that the gamer gate arguments could convince them at all. As a little kid I thought that someday men and women would all realize that we're in this together and we'd learn to respect each other as human beings. I was so wrong.

[-] seafoam_green@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I've read about it happening in the US in poorer communities with houses that sit empty - bricks and other materials can be taken, too.

[-] seafoam_green@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago

Some really seem to love Paul more than Jesus. It seems so easy for bigots to find parts of the bible they agree with and ignore how Jesus acted entirely, since it's all part of the bible. One of many reasons I view Christianity as a net negative in the world.

[-] seafoam_green@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe if they're smart enough to do that we can just let them pass

[-] seafoam_green@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Tbh I think a lot of developers either don't know that they need to fix this or don't know how to fix this. They get a mock-up from the designer and implement what they see, and their implementation work is reviewed be other engineers and product people, but less often (IME) by UX. Sometimes there's no one to push for fixing these kind of things, especially when the developers don't use the software they make in their own day-to-day lives.

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